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PowerShot Pro
Series S5 IS Highlights
Full-featured,
compact 8.0-megapixel digital camera with a 12x optical zoom
The PowerShot S5 IS is compact and portable, with streamlined controls and
a sure, steady grip. And you’ll want to take it everywhere, because inside
is a level of photographic power that’s truly impressive. 8 megapixels
ensure deeply detailed images -- giving you complete freedom to enlarge an
image or any section of an image and crop to your exact specifications.
The 12x optical zoom brings this compact digital camera into the realm of
serious photography. It has the power to take you right up onto the stage
and into the end zone for the shot you really want. Zooming is fast and
silent thanks to the ultrasonic motor drive.

Canon Optical
Image Stabilizer Technology and ISO 1600 for steady shooting
Life doesn’t give you second chances to capture special times. That’s why
the elegant PowerShot S5 IS is equipped with Canon’s acclaimed Optical
Image Stabilizer Technology that automatically detects and corrects camera
shake -- one of the leading causes of fuzzy or blurred shots. So now even
when you’re zooming in tight, you can get the steady, crisp, brilliant
images you’ll be proud to shoot and share. And Canon’s Optical Image
Stabilizer Technology is so convenient to use. It functions perfectly with
or without a flash.
The PowerShot S5 IS also
features new ISO 1600 and High ISO Auto settings that reduce the effects
of camera shake and sharpen subjects in low-light situations, giving you
greater flexibility for shooting.
DIGIC III Image
Processor with improved Face Detection Technology and Red-eye Correction
With DIGIC III, you get images of superior quality, the camera functions
at top efficiency and battery life is significantly enhanced. What’s more,
DIGIC III enables Canon’s newly improved Face Detection Technology and
Red-eye Correction to give you better, more true-to-life people shots.
Simply press the Shutter Button halfway down, and the PowerShot S5 IS
automatically pinpoints the faces in the scene and chooses the ideal focus
point. To keep every face looking bright and natural -- without scary red
eyes -- the camera controls exposure settings and flash, so every shot is
just what you were shooting for.
DIGIC III features Face
Detection AF/AE, which finds multiple faces in the frame and sets the most
suitable focus point, when the shutter button is pressed halfway. And an
additional new feature, Face Detection FE adjusts the flash, based on a
person’s face on the screen. Exposure and flash are controlled to ensure
proper illumination of both the faces and the overall scene, eliminating
the common problem of darkened or overexposed faces.
Red-eye correction
detects and automatically corrects red-eye during playback for both
regular and flash photography. In unusual cases where red-eye is not
automatically detected, it can easily be corrected manually during
playback mode.
iSAPS technology is an
entirely original scene-recognition technology developed for digital
cameras by Canon. Using an internal database of thousands of different
photos, iSAPS works with the fast DIGIC III Image Processor to improve
focus speed and accuracy, as well as exposure and white balance.
High-resolution
2.5-inch vari-angle LCD The camera’s 2.5-inch
LCD screen gives you the big picture, whether you’re shooting, reviewing
or showing off your images. This high-resolution screen offers a crisp,
clear picture to make shooting, playback, and using the camera’s menu
functions especially convenient. Clear and bright, it also features Night
Display for easy viewing in low light.
Hot shoe adapter
for the Speedlite EX Series external flashes*
Advanced users and anyone looking to expand their photographic repertoire
will be excited to find that Canon has integrated the PowerShot S5 IS with
a hot shoe adapter. The adapter lets you quickly and easily add one of
several high-quality Canon Speedlite EX Series external flashes, including
220EX, 430EX, 580EX and 580EX II. Adding an external flash allows for
advanced creative effects and greatly enhances your ability to achieve
professional-quality results in many more situations. Flash intensity and
other settings are easily accessed and controlled from the camera’s LCD
screen.
*Note: External flashes not included
A variety of
movie-making options With a highly flexible
movie mode, you can create the movie that’s perfect for any application.
Select from VGA (640 x 480 pixels) with frame rates of 30 fps and 30 fps
LP, also QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) with frame rates of 60 fps and 30 fps for
recording up to 1 hour or 4GB. With the S5 IS, seamless movie shooting is
easy -- just by pressing the Movie button without switching to shooting
mode. The PowerShot S5 IS supports the USB 2.0 Hi-Speed standard, so
you’ll enjoy the fastest possible data transfer speeds when using a USB
2.0 Hi-Speed compatible computer.
22 Shooting
Modes, including 9 Special Scene Modes
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Auto
The camera chooses all the settings so you can concentrate on your
subject.
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Program
Access advanced exposure compensation features while shooting mostly
automatically.
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Av
Aperture-priority You define the aperture to
either isolate your subject or have clarity throughout the entire
picture, and the camera will choose the corresponding shutter speed.
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Tv
Shutter-priority You select the shutter speed
to stop or blur action, and the camera finds the appropriate aperture.
With slow exposure times, Canon’s noise reduction system activates to
ensure low image noise.
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Manual
The ultimate in creative control, you set ISO speed, exposure
compensation and white balance.
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C Custom
Define and store your own settings to achieve the effects you prefer.
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Portrait
The camera sets a large aperture, focusing the subject and artistically
blurring the background to make your subject "pop."
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Landscape
For front to back sharpness, the camera sets a small aperture.
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Sports
Ensure highly accurate autofocusing when shooting fast-moving subjects.
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Night Snapshot
Get natural-looking pictures with brighter backgrounds and subjects lit
by flash.
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Super Macro
Close to almost touching distance to capture the subject detail.
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Stitch Assist
Build awe-inspiring panoramas by neatly aligning sequential images.
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Movie
Shoot in VGA (30 fps/30 fps LP) and QVGA (60 fps/30 fps) for up to 1
hour or 4 GB).
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Night Scene
For impressive sunset or nightlife shots, the camera properly exposes
the background and uses slow-sync flash for the subject.
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Foliage
Capture brilliant shots of autumn foliage, greenery and blossoms.
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Snow
Shoot clear snow scenes without darkened subjects or an unnatural bluish
tint.
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Beach
Get clear shots of people at a sunny beach without darkened faces.
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Fireworks
Grab brilliant images of skyrocketing fireworks.
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Aquarium
Achieve proper flash-free exposure and natural hues at indoor aquariums.
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Indoor
Reduce blur and improve color accuracy when shooting handheld indoors.
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Color Accent
Choose to retain a single color in your image while other colors turn
monochrome.
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Color Swap
Select a color and replace it with a color you specify for special
effects.
Specifications:
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Sensor |
•
1/2.5 " Type CCD
• 8.0 million effective pixels |
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Image sizes |
• 3264
x 2448
• 2592 x 1944
• 2048 x1536
• 1600 x 1200
• 640 x 480 |
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Aspect ratio |
4:3
and 3:2 (3264 x 1832) |
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Image processor
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DIGIC
III |
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Movie clips |
• 640
x 480 @ 30 / 15fps
• 320 x 240 @ 60 / 30 / 15fps
• WAVE (stereo) |
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File formats |
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Still: JPEG (Exif 2.2)
• Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG compression) |
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Lens |
• 36 -
432 mm equiv
• 12x Optical zoom
• F2.7 - F3.5 (max)
• 11 elements in 9 groups (1 aspherical element, 1 UD element) |
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Image stabilization |
Yes
(Lens shift-type) |
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Conversion lenses |
Yes |
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Digital zoom
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up to
4x |
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Auto focus |
• AiAF
(Face Detection / 9-point)
• 1-point AF (Fixed center) |
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Focus modes
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• AF:
Single, Continuous
• Manual
• Focus bracket |
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AF assist lamp
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Yes |
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Focus distance |
Closest 0 cm |
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Metering |
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Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF)
• Center-weighted average
• Spot |
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ISO sensitivity |
• Auto
• High ISO Auto
• ISO 80
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
• ISO 800
• ISO 1600 |
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Exposure compensation |
• +/-
2EV
• 1/3 stop increments |
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Exposure bracketing
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•
1/3-2EV
• 1/3 stop increments |
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Shuttter speed |
15 –
1/3200 sec |
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Aperture |
F2.7-3.5 (max) |
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Modes |
• Auto
• Program AE
• Shutter Priority AE
• Aperture Priority AE
• Manual
• Custom
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Night Scene
• Sports
• Stitch Assist
• Movie
• Special Scene
• Super Macro |
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Scene modes
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Indoor
• Night Scene
• Foliage
• Snow
• Beach
• Fireworks
• Color Accent
• Color Swap |
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White balance |
• Auto
• Daylight
• Cloudy
• Tungsten
• Fluorescent
• Fluorescent H
• Flash
• Custom |
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Self timer |
• 2 or
10 secs
• Custom |
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Continuous shooting |
Approx. 1.5 fps until card fills |
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Image parameters |
My
Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White,
Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue,
Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color) |
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Flash |
• Auto
• Manual Flash On / Off
• Slow Synch
• Red eye reduction
• Flash exposure lock
• Flash Exposure Compensation +/- 2EV in 1/3 stop increments
• Manual Power adjustment
• Second Curtain Synch
• Range: 50 cm - 5.2 m (wide) / 90 cm - 4.0 m (tele) |
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Hot-shoe |
•
Canon Speedlites (220EX, 430EX, 580EX)
• E-TTL with EX series Speedlites, Canon's High Power Flash HF-DC1 |
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Viewfinder |
• EVF
(0.33" type)
• 115,000 pixels |
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LCD monitor |
• Vari-angle
2.5-inch Low Temp P-Si TFT
• 207,000 pixels
• Adjustable Brightness |
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Other features
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Playback red-eye correction
• My Camera
• Sound Memo
• Orientation Sensor
• Histogram
• Playback zoom |
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Languages |
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian,
Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional),
Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech,
Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Ukrainian, Romanian |
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Connectivity |
• USB
2.0 Hi-Speed
• AV out |
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Print compliance
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PictBridge
• Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting
PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Fixed Size Print and Movie Print
supported on SELPHY CP & ES printers only) |
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Storage |
• SD /
SDHC / MMC compatible
• 32 MB card supplied |
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Power |
• 4x
AA Alkaline battery supplied or NiMH batteries
• Optional AC adapter |
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Weight (no batt)
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450 g
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Dimensions |
117 x
80 x 78 mm |
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